The Capitol Chordsmen Chorus is the Madison Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. We are a men's a cappella group "singing the songs that touch America's heart" in four-part harmony throughout this area since 1945. The Chorus entertained nearly 41,500 persons in 2007.
In recent years it has performed at Overture Hall, the Capitol Theater, Brat Fest, Taste of Madison, Middleton Performing Arts Center, opera houses in Stoughton and Mineral Point, the Portage Center for the Arts, and many other area venues. Chordsmen also are known as "the Singing Valentine people" in Dane County, with quartets each Feb. 14 delivering flowers and romantic songs to dozens of surprised loved ones of those placing orders. Its first-ever "Barbershop Thanksgiving" concert in 2007 raised funds for Second Harvest foodbank.
The Chorus is directed by Joshua Oxley and sponsored by the local chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society (formerly the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc.)
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For more history and archives, please visit our old web site.
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OUR MISSION is to provide high quality a cappella music to a variety of audiences, and our peers in competition, while offering our members a challenging musical experience in a friendly atmosphere.
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